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Hockenson Jersey , Ohio (AP) — John Dorsey’s opinion of the running back.“He is a member of this organization moving forward,” Dorsey said.For the moment.Dorsey said during his pre-draft news conference Thursday that he’s in no rush to trade the versatile Johnson, whose frustration at having a reduced role last season intensified in February when the Browns signed suspended running back Kareem Hunt.Johnson’s agent, Kristin Campbell, asked the Browns to deal the 25-year-old, but Dorsey hasn’t moved on the request and indicated he’s not planning to deal one of Cleveland’s best offensive players.Dorsey said he’s had “good” discussions with Johnson’s representatives and that the former third-round pick knows how he fits in.“He understands the role that he is going to play within this offense,” Dorsey said. “That is what is important because Duke, as everybody knows, is a very talented playmaker, and I look forward to seeing him on the field on Sundays.”It remains to be seen whether that’s with the Browns — or another team. Dorsey has received trade inquiries about Johnson and they will likely increase leading up to next week’s draft.Cleveland doesn’t currently have a first-round pick after trading it to the Giants in the deal for star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., but Johnson could sweeten a package if the Browns covet a player and want to move up from No. 49.Johnson has not attended the team’s voluntary offseason workout program, a sign of his discontent with the team. Dorsey, though, said he has not spoken with Johnson or his people about the absence.“I always expect him here,” Dorsey said. “It is voluntary so you can’t (require it). That is a part of the CBA.”Dorsey said new Browns coach Freddie Kitchens has texted with Johnson. Kitchens was Johnson’s position coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator midway through last season.Johnson’s workload dipped considerably in 2018, when he had 40 rushes and 47 receptions — both career lows — as the Browns went 7-8-1 after going winless the previous season. Johnson was used mostly on third downs as rookie Nick Chubb became the club’s primary ball carrier and ran for 996 yards.Johnson was unhappy with the lack of touches http://www.lionscheapstore.com/jahlani-tavai-jersey-cheap , and he became more upset when the Browns signed Hunt, the former Chiefs star who is expected to take his role after serving an eight-game NFL suspension to start next season.Dorsey was asked if Johnson had to be convinced about his role.“There are 53 guys on this football team. It is about winning,” Dorsey said. “That is the sole objective of this thing moving forward is winning football. Is he a talented football player? Yeah, he is really good, and he is going to help this offense move forward.”As for Hunt, Dorsey praised his commitment since joining the Browns. Hunt was banned eight games by the league for two physical altercations, one involving him shoving and kicking a woman during an argument in a Cleveland hotel last year.“Kareem has done one heck of a job,” Dorsey said. “He has been working his fanny off in the building. I could not be happier with how hard he is working in the building. I could not be happier with how hard he is working out of the building. That is all you can ask of him. He is committed to doing the proper steps here in getting this thing moving forward.”Hunt has not been available to the media since signing a one-year contract with Cleveland. ASHBURN, Va. (AP)Jay Gruden looked down at his podium Monday and haltingly began to discuss the blown, 15-point, late fourth-quarter lead and eventual overtime loss that dropped his Washington Redskins to 4-6 and almost definitively means the team is now playing for draft positioning rather than a playoff spot. ”Um, yeah, it’s, uh, not fun to go back and watch that last six minutes on either side of the ball,” Gruden said. ”There are a lot of issues defensively. Offensively Will Harris Jersey , third-and-1, couldn’t convert. Bad calls. Bad coaching calls. Whatever it might be. As a group, the Redskins didn’t get it done.” That’s a familiar – if oddly third-person – refrain for a group that is now assured of failing to win 11 or more games for the 26th consecutive season. Every other NFL club has done it at least once in that span. Gruden and Co. don’t have a lot of time to get ready for the beginning of the rest of this season: The Redskins host a Thanksgiving game for the first time, facing the New York Giants (2-8) on Thursday night. Until then, it might be tough to completely stop thinking about Washington’s latest setback, even if quarterback Kirk Cousins insisted after the 34-31 defeat against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday: ”Whether we are 4-6, 6-4, 10-0, I would go into the next game with the exact same approach and mental makeup.”� With less than three minutes to go in regulation, the Redskins led the Saints 31-16, before Drew Brees (11 for 11 and two TDs in the fourth quarter) and Mark Ingram (51 yards on two carries in OT) led New Orleans to the improbable victory. There were plenty of things to rue about the collapse. The defense that now has allowed more than 30 points in consecutive weeks, for example. Or an offense that could not run out the clock in the fourth quarter, in part because running back Samaje Perine was dropped for a loss on third-and-1, then went three-and-out thanks to a pair of dropped passes by Perine and Vernon Davis in the extra period after winning the coin toss. In between those failures came a possession at 31-all in the fourth quarter in which Washington initially reached the Saints 34 with 31 seconds remaining, in range for an attempt at a go-ahead field goal. But on first down, Cousins took the snap and immediately threw the ball out of bounds. He was called for intentional grounding – a 10-yard penalty http://www.lionscheapstore.com/austin-bryant-jersey-cheap , plus a 10-second runoff – and was sacked on the next play, sending the teams to overtime. That call stuck in his craw and in his coach’s. Gruden said he thought the officials were wrong. ”It doesn’t sit very well with me, at all. I can handle non-calls from time to time. But I can’t handle calls that aren’t calls. That’s a fact. We have two receivers in the area and he threw it over their heads. ”It is perfectly legal for a quarterback to overthrow a receiver, a receiver not to be looking, and a ball to fly over his head. It happens all the time. He wasn’t under duress,” Gruden said. ”Maybe I don’t understand the rule. We’ll get clarity on it. And if I’m wrong, I’m wrong. Costly mistake. And if I’m right, it’s too bad.” On a conference call with reporters Monday, NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart would not say whether the call was proper, saying that the rule declares it is up to the referee to decide whether the QB is facing ”an imminent loss of yardage under pressure from the defense.” Said Lockhart: ”That is a judgment call, and the judgment of the referee here was that he was, and he threw the flag.” NOTES: WR Terrelle Pryor is headed to IR after ankle surgery, ending his season after only 20 catches and one TD. … Also having surgery: RB Chris Thompson, who broke his leg against New Orleans. —